A history of the growth of the steam-engine . Fig. 68.—Fitch and Voights Boiler, 1T87. Fig. 69.—Fitchs First Boat, 1T8T. claimed that this boiler was copied from his designs. Fitchbrought evidence to prove that Rumsey had not built sucha boiler until after his own. Fitchs first boat-engine had a steam-cylinder 12 inchesin diameter. A second engine was now built (1788) with a STEAM-NAVIGATION. 239 cylinder 18 inches in diameter, and a new boat. The firstvessel was 45 feet long and 12 feet wide ; the new boat was60 feet long and of bnt 8 feet breadth of beam. The firstboat (Fig. 69) had paddles
A history of the growth of the steam-engine . Fig. 68.—Fitch and Voights Boiler, 1T87. Fig. 69.—Fitchs First Boat, 1T8T. claimed that this boiler was copied from his designs. Fitchbrought evidence to prove that Rumsey had not built sucha boiler until after his own. Fitchs first boat-engine had a steam-cylinder 12 inchesin diameter. A second engine was now built (1788) with a STEAM-NAVIGATION. 239 cylinder 18 inches in diameter, and a new boat. The firstvessel was 45 feet long and 12 feet wide ; the new boat was60 feet long and of bnt 8 feet breadth of beam. The firstboat (Fig. 69) had paddles worked at the sides, with themotion given the Indian paddle in propelling a canoe ; in
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